A city bus in Rome, Italy, burst into flames on May 8, slightly injuring one person and completely destroying the bus. The fire was believed to have been caused by a short circuit. It was the ninth city-bus fire in Rome in 2018. In 2017 there were 22 bus fires in the city. There were no injuries in any of the other fires.

Atac, the company that operates Rome’s city buses and most of Italy...

At least 140 people were killed and many more were injured when massive dust storms struck the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on May 2. Most of the deaths and injuries were caused when buildings collapsed onto occupants due to the high winds. 

The storms, which included rain and hail, caused widespread power outages and killed livestock and crops.

The country’s capital, Delhi, is just north of Uttar Pradesh and was also hit, but the storm had...

Palestinian protests that began on March 30 at the Gaza/Israel border continued past the originally scheduled end date of April 15. 

On April 20, in clashes with the Israeli military positioned at the border, four Palestinians were killed, including a 15-year-old.

On April 27, hundreds of Gazans attempted to force their way through the border fence by pulling it down or using wire cutters. In response, the Israeli military opened fire on the group, killing at least three...